| Official Name: | Woodlawn, Maryland |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.97 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.96 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.15 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.15 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 7541 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2543.77 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 6586.03 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 38.9494°N -76.8981°W |
| Area Code: | 301/240 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 24-86525 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 598276 |
Woodlawn is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 7,541.[2]
Woodlawn is located at 38.9494°N -76.8981°W (38.949361, -76.898016).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km), all land.
| White alone (NH) | 449 | 306 | 7.09% | 4.06% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 3,002 | 2,519 | 47.40% | 33.40% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 29 | 11 | 0.46% | 0.15% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 101 | 182 | 1.59% | 2.41% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 7 | 0 | 0.11% | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 23 | 44 | 0.36% | 0.58% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 76 | 168 | 1.20% | 2.23% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2,647 | 4,311 | 41.79% | 57.17% | |
| Total | 6,334 | 7,541 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 6,251 people, 2,068 households, and 1,565 families residing in the community. The population density was 5638.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,183 housing units at an average density of 1968.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the community was 17.45% White, 72.34% African American, 0.38% Native American, 2.21% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 4.86% from other races, and 2.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.55% of the population.
There were 2,068 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 22.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.45.
In the community the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $54,250, and the median income for a family was $60,392. Males had a median income of $33,872 versus $34,531 for females. The per capita income for the community was $19,709. About 5.2% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
In 2000, 6.1% of Woodlawn residents identified as being of Nigerian heritage. This was the highest percentage of Nigerian Americans of any place in the country.
It is within the Prince George's County School District.[7]
Zoned schools include: